Podcast appearances and mentions of Melissa Lucashenko

When Mulanyin meets the beautiful Nita in Edenglassie, their saltwater people still outnumber the British. As colonial unrest peaks, Mulanyin dreams of taking his bride home to Yugambeh Country, but his plans for independence collide with white justice. Two centuries later, fiery activist Winona meets Dr Johnny. Together they care for obstinate centenarian Granny Eddie, and sparks fly, but not always in the right direction. What nobody knows is how far the legacies of the past will reach into their modern lives. In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Melissa Lucashenko about what historical fiction stories can they tell us about our past and our present, the sources Melissa draws on to create her carefully drawn characters, and the hope she harbours for the future of First Nations storytelling and the nation as a whole.

When Mulanyin meets the beautiful Nita in Edenglassie, their saltwater people still outnumber the British. As colonial unrest peaks, Mulanyin dreams of taking his bride home to Yugambeh Country, but his plans for independence collide with white justice. Two centuries later, fiery activist Winona meets Dr Johnny. Together they care for obstinate centenarian Granny Eddie, and sparks fly, but not always in the right direction. What nobody knows is how far the legacies of the past will reach into their modern lives.In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Melissa Lucashenko about what historical fiction stories can they tell us about our past and our present, the sources Melissa draws on to create her carefully drawn characters, and the hope she harbours for the future of First Nations storytelling and the nation as a whole.

Melissa Lucashenko discusses with Greg Johnston the research and writing of her novel, Edenglassie. 

We were so lucky to have Australian Literary BOSS Alex Adsett join us on the podcast this week

With Claire Nichols | Miles Franklin winner Melissa Lucashenko joins The Book Show's Claire Nichols for a discussion about her new novel, Edenglassie, and white Australia's amnesia regarding our collective history. Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 2:30pm

Jonathan Lethem made his name with his 1999 novel Motherless Brooklyn, but it was his next book, a semi-autobiographical re-telling of his childhood in Brooklyn, The Fortress of Solitude, that solidified his reputation as one of America's most celebrated authors. In Brooklyn Crime Novel, Jonathan returns to the Brooklyn of his childhood, but this time with a very different perspective. This week, Michael and Jonathan discuss making and unmaking the past in his latest book.Reading list:Motherless Brooklyn, Jonathan Lethem, 1999The Fortress of Solitude, Jonathan Lethem, 2003Brooklyn Crime Novel, Jonathan Lethem, 2023Edenglassie, Melissa Lucashenko, 2023The Restless Dolly Maunder, Kate Grenville, 2023Wifedom, Anna Funder, 2023The Wren, The Wren, Anne Enright, 2023You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Jonathan LethemSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonathan Lethem made his name with his 1999 novel Motherless Brooklyn, but it was his next book, a semi-autobiographical re-telling of his childhood in Brooklyn, The Fortress of Solitude, that solidified his reputation as one of America's most celebrated authors. In Brooklyn Crime Novel, Jonathan returns to the Brooklyn of his childhood, but this time with a very different perspective. This week, Michael and Jonathan discuss making and unmaking the past in his latest book. Reading list: Motherless Brooklyn, Jonathan Lethem, 1999 The Fortress of Solitude, Jonathan Lethem, 2003 Brooklyn Crime Novel, Jonathan Lethem, 2023 Edenglassie, Melissa Lucashenko, 2023 The Restless Dolly Maunder, Kate Grenville, 2023 Wifedom, Anna Funder, 2023 The Wren, The Wren, Anne Enright, 2023 You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store.  Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter Guest: Jonathan Lethem

Edenglassie is the latest novel from acclaimed Goorie author Melissa Lucashenko. It tells an epic story about white settlement from a First Nations' perspective. The author chats with Sarah Malik in this episode of The SBS Book Club.

Melissa Lucashenko writes about big ideas and brutal experiences, but she does so with grace, with generosity and – maybe above all else – a rich sense of humour. In this episode, from Schwartz Media's podcast Read This, Michael sits down with Melissa for a conversation about her new book, Edenglassie, and they discuss history, eccentric characters, and why writing a love story is a revolutionary act. Reading list: Hard Yards, Melissa Lucashenko, 1999 Too Flash, Melissa Lucashenko, 2002 Mullumbimby, Melissa Lucashenko, 2013 Too Much Lip, Melissa Lucashenko, 2018 Edenglassie, Melissa Lucashenko, 2023 The Fortunes of Richard Mahony, Henry Handel Richardson, 1925 For the Term of His Natural Life, Marcus Clarke, 1874 The Secret Hours, Mick Herron, 2023 Gunflower, Laura Jean McKay, 2023 You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter Guest: Melissa Lucashenko

Melissa Lucashenko was a motorcycle detailer, a house painter, a prison advocate, and a game show contestant before finding her way as a writer

Melissa Lucashenko is a Miles Franklin award winning author of Bundjalung and European heritage. Her novels include Killing Darcy, Mullumbimby and Too Much Lip. Today we're going to be discovering her latest, Edenglassie. In the 1850's Meanjin/Brisbane is a mix of people from across the world, some transported for hard time, others drawn to the region for economic gain. Since the invaders arrived the local Yagara people have viewed them with suspicion and curiosity, unsure whether they might ever be able to regain their ancestral lands. Mulanyin has come to the area now known as Edenglassie and there he has discovered the beautiful Nita. Torn between his love and his home Mulanyin must navigate his path into manhood and the fraught times he finds himself in. In 2024 Meanjin/Brisbane is on the verge of two hundred years if settler colonial occupation. That might mean more to Granny Eddie if she wasn't stuck in the hospital waiting for whatever it is these doctors do. Eddie is more than a hundred years old and she's got a few stories to tell about the city. But that doesn't mean she'll give up her secrets easily and certainly not to the first white guy who asks.  Edengalssie weaves two tales separated by time but bound by place. Melissa Lucashenko takes us back to the beginnings of the occupied lands around Maiwar, which we now know as the Brisbane River. She reminds us that the land was not unoccupied and in fact these are the traditional lands of the Jagera and Turrball people.  Against the backdrop of struggle for dominance we meet Mulanyin and Nita. what follows is ostensibly a love story set to the rhythm of a land that is poised for violence.  Mulanyin is certain of his love for Nita but he is also eager to prove himself and unsure of the ways of the white people who are ignorant of the law and the land. Mulanyin and Nita will pursue their love but they must do so in a world that may not want them to succeed. All these stories are so much history to the residents of Granny Eddie's world but she knows the truth. That doesn't mean she's going to tell it straight. As Granny Eddie's tales of early Brisbane bring her fame and notoriety she watches her niece Winona and her Doctor Johnny play out their own courting rituals. Johnny's only recently discovered his own blak heritage and that won't fly for Winona. She's sick of people claiming heritage they haven't earned and isn't going to make it easy on him. Edenglassie is a thought provoking, disarming and at times hilarious novel. Through the contrasting narratives Lucashenko effectively overthrows simplistic views of early colonial interventions and reclaims the story on behalf of the people whose land was stolen. She gives us a time when perhaps history may have taken a different direction and allows us to understand the vicissitudes of time and power that shaped the world we live in today. Fast forward to 2024 and Lucashenkpo reminds of the very real and ongoing history those events have created. Through Granny Eddie and particularly in the sparring between Winona and Johnny we see the ongoing pain and struggle to reconcile the past with a present and a future that does not tell the truth. Edenglassie is a tremendous novel and one well worth the reading.

In her most ambitious work to date, acclaimed Goorie author and Miles Franklin Literary Award winner Melissa Lucashenko turns her hand to historical fiction. Edenglassie is a blazing epic set in colonial Queensland, spanning five generations to tell a story of legacy, love and resistance. At this exclusive Spring Fling event, Lucashenko discusses the hidden histories that shaped her extraordinary new work, which takes a torch to colonial myths and grapples with the ongoing realities of resistance. Lucashenko and host Evelyn Araluen consider how confronting the ugly truths of the past offers us a way to reimagine the future.  This event was recorded on Friday 6th of October 2023 at the Wheeler Centre as part of Spring Fling.  Featured music is ‘Different Days' by Chill Cole. Spring Fling was proudly supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and the Melbourne City Revitalisation Fund. Special thanks to official bookseller Readings and accommodation partner The Sofitel.Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robyn Davidson was just 27 when she trekked across the Australian desert. This epic journey was captured in her 1980 memoir Tracks, which became a national and international success. Her new book, Unfinished Woman, is her attempt to grapple with both her own life before and after Tracks, and with the story of her mother, who committed suicide when Robyn was only 11 years old. This week, Michael sits down with Robyn to discuss fear, loneliness and how she completed her self-proclaimed “impossible memoir”. Reading list:Tracks, Robyn Davidson, 1980Unfinished Woman, Robyn Davidson 2023See below for some of the First Nations Writers that Michael recommends reading:Tara June Winch, Melissa Lucashenko, Alexis Wright, Ally Cobby Eckerman, Tony Birch, Anita Heiss, Evelyn Araluen, Chelsea Watego, Kirli Saunders, Ellen van Neerven, Larissa Behrendt, Aileen Moreton Robinson, Jackie Huggins, Kim Scott, Jane Harrison, Nardi Simpson.You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Robyn DavidsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robyn Davidson was just 27 when she trekked across the Australian desert. This epic journey was captured in her 1980 memoir Tracks, which became a national and international success. Her new book, Unfinished Woman, is her attempt to grapple with both her own life before and after Tracks, and with the story of her mother, who committed suicide when Robyn was only 11 years old. This week, Michael sits down with Robyn to discuss fear, loneliness and how she completed her self-proclaimed “impossible memoir”.  Reading list: Tracks, Robyn Davidson, 1980 Unfinished Woman, Robyn Davidson 2023 See below for some of the First Nations Writers that Michael recommends reading: Tara June Winch, Melissa Lucashenko, Alexis Wright, Ally Cobby Eckerman, Tony Birch, Anita Heiss, Evelyn Araluen, Chelsea Watego, Kirli Saunders, Ellen van Neerven, Larissa Behrendt, Aileen Moreton Robinson, Jackie Huggins, Kim Scott, Jane Harrison, Nardi Simpson. You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter Guest: Robyn Davidson

Melissa Lucashenko is a Goorie author of Bundjalung and European heritage. She writes about ordinary Australians and the extraordinary lives they lead, and her latest novel is Edenglassie. Her first novel was published in 1997 and since then her work has received acclaim in many literary awards. Killing Darcy won the Royal Blind Society Award and was shortlisted for an Aurealis award. Her sixth novel, Too Much Lip, won the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance. It was also shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction, the Stella Prize, two Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, two Queensland Literary Awards and two NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Melissa is a Walkley Award winner for her non-fiction, and a founding member of human rights organisation Sisters Inside.  You can read the transcript for this interview here.  About The Garret: Writers and the publishing industry Follow The Garret on Instagram, and perhaps follow our host Astrid Edwards there too.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To open the Wheeler Centre's 2023 Spring Fling series, six Australian cultural icons took to the stage at Melbourne Town Hall for an intimate evening of storytelling, reflecting on the moments that shaped them and called upon them to–go above and beyond in their careers, personal lives and creative endeavours. Hosted by Patricia Karvelas, the line-up of special guests included writer and disability activist Hannah Diviney, tennis champion Jelena Dokic, award-winning author Melissa Lucashenko, prominent campaigner for the Voice to Parliament Thomas Mayo, and Zimbabwean-Australian singer, actor and writer Rufaro Zimbudzi, followed by a very special musical performance by celebrated singer-songwriter Emma Donovan. The following reflection on the theme Above and Beyond was shared on Opening Night by proud Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man, Thomas Mayo. Thomas is the National Indigenous Officer of the MUA. He is a signatory of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and has been a leading advocate since its inception in May 2017. He is the Chairperson of the Northern Territory Indigenous Labor Network, advises the Diversity Council of Australia and the From the Heart campaign, and is an executive member of the Northern Territory Trades and Labour Council. Thomas has previously written five books published by Hardie Grant, and has articles and essays published in The Guardian, Griffith Review and Sydney Morning Herald. This event was recorded on Wednesday 4 October 2023 at Melbourne Town Hall. Featured music is Different Days by Chill Cole.Spring Fling is proudly supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, and is supported through the Melbourne City Revitalisation Fund. Special thanks to official bookseller Readings and accommodation partner The Sofitel.  Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melissa Lucashenko writes about big ideas and brutal experiences, but she does so with grace, with generosity and – maybe above all else – a rich sense of humour. This week, Michael sits down with Melissa for a conversation about her new book, Edenglassie, and they discuss history, eccentric characters, and why writing a love story is a revolutionary act.Reading list:Hard Yards, Melissa Lucashenko, 1999Too Flash, Melissa Lucashenko, 2002Mullumbimby, Melissa Lucashenko, 2013Too Much Lip, Melissa Lucashenko, 2018Edenglassie, Melissa Lucashenko, 2023The Fortunes of Richard Mahony, Henry Handel Richardson, 1925For the Term of His Natural Life, Marcus Clarke, 1874The Secret Hours, Mick Herron, 2023Gunflower, Laura Jean McKay, 2023You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Melissa LucashenkoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melissa Lucashenko writes about big ideas and brutal experiences, but she does so with grace, with generosity and – maybe above all else – a rich sense of humour. This week, Michael sits down with Melissa for a conversation about her new book, Edenglassie, and they discuss history, eccentric characters, and why writing a love story is a revolutionary act. Reading list: Hard Yards, Melissa Lucashenko, 1999 Too Flash, Melissa Lucashenko, 2002 Mullumbimby, Melissa Lucashenko, 2013 Too Much Lip, Melissa Lucashenko, 2018 Edenglassie, Melissa Lucashenko, 2023 The Fortunes of Richard Mahony, Henry Handel Richardson, 1925 For the Term of His Natural Life, Marcus Clarke, 1874 The Secret Hours, Mick Herron, 2023 Gunflower, Laura Jean McKay, 2023 You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter Guest: Melissa Lucashenko

The Wheeler Centre's Spring Fling returns for 2023 and this year we're going Above and Beyond. From October 2 to 14 we're celebrating the big ideas and the small moments that make us human, and the creative thinking that drives us to be better versions of ourselves. Across 24 captivating events we're looking further, delving deeper, and asking bigger questions with outstanding thinkers who are reshaping our world and envisioning extraordinary futures. To celebrate the return of Spring Fling, in this episode we revisit 2022's inaugural Opening Night gala event at Melbourne Town Hall, where a star-studded lineup of writers shared a personal ‘lightbulb moment', reflecting on a defining shift that changed their mind, sparked a big idea or helped them blossom. Enjoy this highlight from disability advocate and Heartbreak High star Chloe Hayden. Tickets to Spring Fling 2023 are on sale now. Explore the full program at wheelercentre.com including details of this year's Opening Night: Above and Beyond at Melbourne Town Hall on Wednesday 4th of October featuring Jelena Dokic, Thomas Mayo, Melissa Lucashenko, Hannah Diviney, Rufaro Zimbudzi, musical guest Emma Donovan. Hosted by Patricia Karvelas. ______ This event was recorded at Melbourne Town Hall on Wednesday 2 November 2022 as part of the Wheeler Centre's Spring Fling Opening Night: Lightbulb Moments.Featured music is Kwick Baby by Youth Community. Spring Fling is proudly supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and is supported through the Melbourne City Revitalisation Fund – a $200 million partnership of the Victorian Government and the City of Melbourne.Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wheeler Centre's Spring Fling returns for 2023 and this year we're going Above and Beyond. From October 2 to 14 we're celebrating the big ideas and the small moments that make us human, and the creative thinking that drives us to be better versions of ourselves. Across 24 captivating events we're looking further, delving deeper, and asking bigger questions with outstanding thinkers who are reshaping our world and envisioning extraordinary futures. To celebrate the return of Spring Fling, in this episode we revisit 2022's inaugural Opening Night gala event at Melbourne Town Hall, where a star-studded lineup of writers shared a personal ‘lightbulb moment', reflecting on a defining shift that changed their mind, sparked a big idea or helped them blossom. Enjoy this highlight from multi-award winning writer Maxine Beneba Clarke. Tickets to Spring Fling 2023 are on sale now. Explore the full program at wheelercentre.com including details of this year's Opening Night: Above and Beyond at Melbourne Town Hall on Wednesday 4th of October featuring Jelena Dokic, Thomas Mayo, Melissa Lucashenko, Hannah Diviney, Rufaro Zimbudzi, musical guest Emma Donovan. Hosted by Patricia Karvelas. ______ This event was recorded at Melbourne Town Hall on Wednesday 2 November 2022 as part of the Wheeler Centre's Spring Fling Opening Night: Lightbulb Moments.Featured music is Kwick Baby by Youth Community. Spring Fling is proudly supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and is supported through the Melbourne City Revitalisation Fund – a $200 million partnership of the Victorian Government and the City of Melbourne.Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hear from our Head of Programming, Veronica Sullivan, as she reflects on last year's successful Spring Fling, and shares what's in store for audiences this year. In 2023 the Wheeler Centre's Spring Fling is going Above and Beyond: looking further, delving deeper, and asking bigger questions with outstanding thinkers who are reshaping our world and envisioning extraordinary futures. Across 24 captivating events from 2 to 14 October, hear from international guests Hernan Diaz (Trust), musician and artist Lonnie Holley, Rebecca Makkai (I Have Some Questions for You), Caroline O'Donoghue (The Rachel Project and host of the hit podcast Sentimental Garbage) and Ed Yong (An Immense World), alongside local luminaries including Leigh Sales, Trent Dalton, Melissa Lucashenko, Thomas Mayo, Pia Miranda and Andrew Quilty.Tickets to Spring Fling are on sale now at wheelercentre.com. Buy three or more eligible Spring Fling events and get 15% off your purchase. The Wheeler Centre is incredibly thankful for the generous support of its patrons Maureen Wheeler AO and Tony Wheeler AO; series partners The Moat and Readings; and event partners the E.W. Cole Foundation, Montalto, Museums Victoria and RMIT Culture. Special thanks to accommodation partner The Sofitel. Featured music is Kwick Baby by Young Community. Spring Fling is proudly supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and is supported through the Melbourne City Revitalisation Fund – a $200 million partnership of the Victorian Government and the City of Melbourne.Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is a presentation from the Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2021, with an introduction by Andy Muir and Suzanne Leal. "Australia as a Crime Scene" Has the whole of Australia become a crime scene since colonisation? Where do we start to look? First Nations speakers Kodie Bedford, Julie Janson and Melissa Lucashenko (joining via Zoom) give us a new perspective. Facilitated by Daniel Browning.  GO TO THE BAD SYDNEY BOOKTOPIA PAGE to purchase recently released books featured on the podcast or at BAD Sydney events:  booktopia.kh4ffx.net/RyOZ3R THE BAD SYDNEY CRIME WRITERS FESTIVAL IS ON FROM 8-10 SEPTEMBER 2022 for more info visit  https://www.badsydney.com  We would like to thank the City of Sydney, Create NSW and the State Library of NSW for their ongoing support of the Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival and the Bad All About Crime Podcast.  SHOW NOTES:  BAD: ALL ABOUT CRIME BOOK CLUB https://www.facebook.com/groups/1421791224828182/ BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival  Facebook: @BADCrimeSydney  Instagram: @badcrimesydney Twitter: @BADCrimeSydney Youtube: @Bad Sydney  Suzanne Leal Website: https://www.suzanneleal.com Facebook: @suzanne.author Twitter: @suzanne_leal Instagram: @Suzanne Leal Author Andy Muir Website: C/O https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/andy-muir/ Facebook: @andy.muir.357 Instagram: @muir8052 Melissa Lucashenko:  Website: https://www.melissa-lucashenko.com Julie Janson Website: http://www.juliejansonwriter.com/about.html Facebook: @juliejansonwriter Instagram: @julie_jansonwriterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hear from the winner of the 2022 Stella Prize, Evelyn Araluen, who took home the award for her groundbreaking poetry collection, Dropbear. Described by 2022 Stella Prize judge Melissa Lucashenko as "a breathtaking collection of poetry and short prose which arrests key icons of mainstream Australian culture and turns them inside out," Dropbear has received broad praise for its fierce, witty critique of Australia's fantasy of its own racial and environmental innocence. Evelyn is joined on stage by Melissa Lucashenko for what promises to be a rich, intimate discussion on poetry, connection to Country and the role of the arts in society. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and subscribe to our channel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Words matter, and they have power. If they didn't, writers and poets wouldn't be persecuted and imprisoned for what they had written. Around the world, citizens are banned from saying and writing certain things. And we can all think of well-chosen, or well-written, words that have helped inspire and liberate people. Paul Barclay speaks with three prominent Australian writers.

Words matter, and they have power. If they didn't, writers and poets wouldn't be persecuted and imprisoned for what they had written. Around the world, citizens are banned from saying and writing certain things. And we can all think of well-chosen, or well-written, words that have helped inspire and liberate people. Paul Barclay speaks with three prominent Australian writers.

As we wait for Season 5 we are bringing back our highest rating episodes. This interview with Tara June Winch was originally released on 20 August 2020. Tara joined Jamila and Astrid from her lockdown in France to discuss creativity and solitude. Tara was awarded the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2020 for The Yield, and the novel was also shortlisted for The Stella Prize. In this interview, Tara reflects on the recent novel, The White Girl, written by her mentor Tony Birch (who was also shortlisted for the prize this year). Tara also considers the importance of her creative professional relationship with Behrouz Boochani (author of No Friend but the Mountains) during this period of isolation, as well as her work behind the scenes on the #sharethemicnow campaign earlier in 2020. Other Australian writers mentioned in this interview include Melissa Lucashenko, Michelle de Kretser, Claire G. Coleman and Josephine Wilson. Please note, Tara recorded this interview remotely in regional France, and her Internet connection was not great. We apologise for the audio quality, but we think Tara is worth it! CHAT WITH US Join our discussion using hashtag #AnonymousWasAWomanPod and don't forget to follow Jamila (on Instagram and Twitter) and Astrid (also on Instagram and Twitter) to continue the conversation. This podcast is brought to you by Future Women. The podcast is produced by Bad Producer Productions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Great Conversations features interviews with authors and writers, exploring books, writing and literary culture from Australia and the world.Today's episode features Mykaela Saunders, Jeanine Leane & Jane Harrison discussing the anthology Flock.Flock introduces itself as First Nations Stories Then and Now. The stories promise to roam the landscape of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytelling, bringing together voices from across the generations. The collection is edited and features a story from Ellen Van Neerven. It features contributions from the likes of Tara June Winch, Tony Birch and Melissa Lucashenko as well as our guests today Mykaela Saunders, Jeanine Leane and Jane Harrison.

This time Lisa and Tim dive into Melissa Lucashenko's Miles Franklin winner, Too Much Lip.

Three of Australia’s most admired and influential writers from across three generations deliver an extraordinary Opening Night Address. Miles Franklin Award winners Melissa Lucashenko (Too Much Lip) and Tara June Winch (The Yield), and debut poet and essayist Evelyn Araluen (Dropbear), reflect on literature, who gets a voice, and the ways that stories define and shape us as a culture. Together, they invite us to consider what worlds the right words can bring within reach. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indigenous writer Melissa Lukashenko has been writing poetry, essays and novels for decades. Her work has been nominated for pretty much every Australian literary prize there is. Most recently, she has won the Miles Franklin award for her novel Too Much Lip. In this conversation, she’s speaking with Benjamin Law. Watch Melissa Lucashenko's conversation with Fintan O'Toole and and Deborah Lipstadt at Antidote on Youtube. - The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House has arrived. At home or on the go, take a front row seat whenever you want. Register for free now and start watching on Stream. Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

This week, Amber, Brooke, and Shannon discuss some of their favorite books set in Australia. You'll get your usual twelve recommendations, but there are also a few honorable mentions thrown in for good measure. Books mentioned include: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, Saving the Tasmanian Devil: How Science Is Helping the World's Largest Marsupial Carnivore Survive Chris Hammer, Scrublands (Martin Scarsden #1) Keri Arthur, Blood Kissed (Lizzie Grace #1) Doris Pilkington, Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence Christian White, The Wife and the Widow Erin Gough, Amelia Westlake Was Never Here Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock Candice Fox, Crimson Lake (Crimson Lake #1) Melissa Lucashenko, Too Much Lip Meg Keneally, Fled Thomas Keneally, A Commonwealth of Thieves Jane Harper, The Survivors Sarah Bailey, The Dark Lake (Gemma Woodstock #1) Colleen McCullough, The Thorn Birds Karen M. Davis, Sinister Intent (Lexie Rogers #1) Hope Adams, Dangerous Women Christina Baker Kline, The Exiles You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro

Dublin born and bred, Fintan has written a twice-weekly column for the Irish Times since 1988. He has also written an astonishing fifty eight books about politics, poetry, philosophy, theatre and Irish culture. Here he is speaking with Edwina Throsby, Head of Talks and Ideas while here was here for Antidote Festival in 2019. You can watch Fintan O'Toole in a panel discussion about the idea of national identity alongside Goorie writer Melissa Lucashenko and American historian Deborah Lipstadt: https://youtu.be/hpaKH2bEj9A

Melissa Lucashenko is #2 on our list of our highest rating fiction interviews in 2020. Melissa is a multi-award winning Goorie writer. Her novel Too Much Lip received the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award. It was also shortlisted for the Stella Prize, the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, the NSW Premier's Literary Awards and the Australian Book Industry Association Awards. Her 2013 novel Mullumbimby was awarded the Deloitte Queensland Literary Award for Fiction, won the Victorian Premiers Prize for Indigenous Writing, and was longlisted for both the Stella and Miles Franklin awards as well as the Dublin IMPAC Literary Prize 2015. Melissa is a Walkley Award winner for her non-fiction, as well as a founding member of the prisoner's human rights group, Sisters Inside. You can also listen to this interview with Melissa, recorded in 2019 the day after Too Much Lip was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. About The Garret Read the transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com. You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Caroline Wilson and Corrie Perkin for Ep 147.Don't Shoot the Messenger is powered by Red Energy. To support the company that supports us - give Red Energy a call on 131 806 or visit their website HERE - for real Aussie energy.SAVE THE DATE - we're celebrating our 150th episode with an online podcast event on Wednesday 4th of November at 5.30pm. Details to come soon!SHOW NOTESThis week Caro and Corrie discuss another week in Melbourne lockdown where spirits seem to be at an all time low. How is Daniel Andrew's coping after the resignation of Eccles and Mikakos?We weigh up the pros and cons of Zoom v In Person interrogations as inquiries go online - and discuss the remarkable situation Glady's Berejiklian finds herself in. Should she stay or should she go?We talk AFL and make some finals predictions - plus Caro's 'Crush of the Week for Red Energy' is Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan.In 'BSF'Caro's been reading Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko (available at My Bookshop HERE)We've been watching Love Sarah on Amazon PrimeCorrie's raving about her home delivered feast by Tables By Jake and shares a recipe for Jake's Candied Walnut, endive and blood orange salad. Check out the recipe below - for more info head to www.tablesbyjake.com.auPlus in '6 Quick Questions' we talk bizarre lockdown stories, Spring traditions we won't miss, Grand Final entertainment and more.For videos and pics make sure you follow us on Instagram or Twitter @DontShootPod.Email the show via feedback@dontshootpod.com.au.Like our Facebook page and hit 'Sign Up' to receive weekly updates HERE.Candied walnut, blood orange and endive salad by Tables By JakeServes 6Salad base:½ head endive (base removed and leaves washed¼ bunch chives (cut into batons)¼ bunch parsley (leaves picked and washed)¼ bunch mint (leaves picked and washed)2 blood oranges (peeled and segmented) *replace with oranges if blood oranges are out of season. Squeeze juice from remaining orange for dressingDressing: 100 ml olive oilJuice from blood orange should be approx. 50mlMix ingredients together and season with salt and pepperCandied walnuts: 1 cup walnuts½tsp sea salt1 cup sugar2 cups waterBring water sugar and nuts to the boil and simmer until water is almost evaporated or walnuts look transparent approx. 15-20minsOnce walnuts are transparent place on a wire rack with a backing tray underneath to catch sugar dripsBake in the oven @ 130 degrees for 15-20 mins, allow to cool. Place into an airtight container for future use. These will keep for 2 weeksThese walnuts are the perfect garnish for salads, accompaniments for your cheese board or even adding a little extra something to your soup topping *mix all ingredient together in a mixing bowl (using only half the amount of walnuts reserving the rest for future salads etc) and drizzle with blood orange dressingIf you have any further question on this recipe or general cooking questions, I would be happy to answer. Just email bookings@tablesbyjake.com.auDon't Shoot the Messenger is produced by Corrie Perkin, Caroline Wilson and produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Sports Entertainment Network.Thanks to Clementine Donohoe for additional social media support you can follow @clemmiedonohoe on Instagram HERE.

Tyson Yunkaporta is the author of award-winning book, Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World, and a Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University in Melbourne. He's also a poet and artist carving traditional tools and weapons, processes that were central to writing the book. Tyson belongs to the Apalech Clan from Western Cape York in far north Queensland, with community/cultural ties all over Australia. Fellow Indigenous writer, last year's Miles Franklin Award winner Melissa Lucashenko, called Sand Talk ‘An extraordinary invitation into the world of the Dreaming'. Tommy Orange, best-selling author of ‘There There', said ‘This book shows how vital and alive and essential Indigenous ways of being and thinking are.' Tyson's Australian publisher Text describes the book as looking at global systems from an Indigenous perspective, asking how contemporary life diverges from the pattern of creation, and how we can do things differently. A few months ago, Sand Talk was published internationally by Harper Collins, with this statement: A paradigm-shifting book in the vein of Sapiens that brings a crucial Indigenous perspective to historical and cultural issues of history, education, money, power, and sustainability—and offers a new template for living. Well, it'll be wonderfully new to many, and of course profoundly old to others. Either way, it's rich and essential terrain to be travelling together. Especially with the spirit of generosity and trust that Tyson embodies here. I'm still feeling deeply moved by this one. And frankly, changed again. This conversation was recorded Thursday 13 August. Title slide pic: Tyson Yunkaporta from Australian publisher Text's promotional video for the book (see our website for more pics). Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PZMGYPqs0Q Music: Stones & Bones, by Owls of the Swamp. Get more: You can hear more of my conversation with Tyson in the extra to this episode, This Galactic Executive Function - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/070-extra-this-galactic-executive-function Original Australian version of ‘Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World', published by Text - https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/sand-talk International version of the book, published by Harper Collins - https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062975645/sand-talk/ Thanks to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making it possible. If you too value what you hear, and have the capacity at this time, please consider joining them by heading to our website at https://www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for helping to keep the show going! Get in touch any time by text or audio at https://www.regennarration.com/story And thanks for listening.

Já pensou em compatilhar a sua experiência de morar na Austrália? Viver ou ter crescido aqui? A SBS está lançando o Concurso Literário para Escritores Emergentes e convidando jovens talentos da nossa comunidade a compartilharem as suas histórias.

Tara June Winch joins Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards from her lockdown in France to discuss creativity and solitude. Tara was awarded the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2020 for The Yield, and the novel was also shortlisted for The Stella Prize. In this interview, Tara reflects on the recent novel, The White Girl, written by her mentor Tony Birch (who was also shortlisted for the prize this year). Tara also considers the importance of her creative professional relationship with Behrouz Boochani (author of No Friend but the Mountains) during this period of isolation, as well as her work behind the scenes on the #sharethemicnow campaign earlier in 2020. Other Australian writers mentioned in this interview include Melissa Lucashenko, Michelle de Kretser, Claire G. Coleman and Josephine Wilson. Please note, Tara recorded this interview remotely in regional France, and her Internet connection was not great. We apologise for the audio quality, but we think Tara is worth it! Join us on Monday for an episode on comfort. CHAT WITH US Join our discussion using hashtag #AnonymousWasAWomanPod and don't forget to follow Jamila (on Instagram and Twitter) and Astrid (also on Instagram and Twitter) to continue the conversation. This podcast is brought to you by Future Women. The podcast is produced by Bad Producer Productions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the lead up to Season 2, Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards are inviting women of colour to recommend to you their favourite reads. Alice Pung recommends you dive into the works of Melissa Lucashenko. Alice suggests starting with Melissa Lucashenko's 2014 award-winning essay 'Sinking Below Sight: Down and out in Brisbane and Logan', and then move on to Too Much Lip, her novel which received the Miles Franklin Literary Award and was shortlisted for The Stella Prize in 2019. Let us know what you think and what you are reading with the hashtag #AnonymousWasAWomanPod.   CHAT WITH US Join our discussion using hashtag #AnonymousWasAWomanPod and don't forget to follow Jamila (on Instagram and Twitter) and Astrid (also on Instagram and Twitter) to continue the conversation. This podcast is brought to you by Future Women. The podcast is produced by Bad Producer Productions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month's book has been described as "Sex in the City" meets "Catch Me If You Can" with Instagram filters. Jayne and Paula could barely wait to record the podcast so they could talk about the unbelievable grifter who is Anna Delvey and her one time BFF who wrote about her in My Friend Anna. Later, they dish about yet two more Trump books due out (one of them they decide they might actually read), and more. Books they mention: My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens wow, no thank you by Samantha Irby The Things She Owned by Katherine Tamiko Arguile The Room Where It Happened by John Bolton Too Much and Never Enough by Mary Trump Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan Death by Shakespeare by Kathryn Harkup Movies they mention: Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (Netflix) Inventing Anna (Netflix) Links to articles: The New York Times review of My Friend Anna: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/23/books/review/my-friend-anna-rachel-deloache-williams.html?smid=em-share The Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/31/anna-sorokin-delvey-new-york-socialite-scammer-criminal-case?CMP=share_btn_link Katherine Tamiko Arguile Library Through the Lens webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv-VGL0iNZE&list=PL2LeDvdThJyJYa4epr4REnNuVpqdq1iir&index=12 Next month they will be discussing Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko. Reserve your copy here: https://onecard.network/client/en_AU/marion/search/results?qu=too+much+lip+Melissa+lucashenko&te=&lm=LIB_MARION

Anna and Amanda discuss the Jhalak Prize winner, Afropean by Johny Pitts. Our recommendations for anti-racist books: Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Edo-Lodge The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko (ep 85). Our book of the week is The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak, Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes, 38 Seconds in This Strange World (ep 87). This explores Turkish history through rebellious Asya and her family.  Layered with textures, food and strong women, we loved this novel. Coming up: our Pride Month recommendations. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @amandalhayes99 Litsy: @abailliekaras Twitter: @abailliekaras Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

Join Caroline Wilson, Corrie Perkin and guest Anna Barry (aka Anna from the Op-Shop) for Ep 126.Don't Shoot the Messenger is powered by Red Energy. To support the company that supports us - give Red Energy a call on 131 806 or visit their website HERE - for real Aussie energy.We do a quick COVID-19 update. What will a socially distant Mother's Day look like? How is Daniel Andrews dealing with pandemic politics?The recent media coverage of Dean Laidley's arrest has appalled many and raised concerns about how the mental health of those in the AFL industry are taken care of.Corrie's 'Crush of the Week' is Anderson Cooper from CNN for his wonderful sentiments after the birth of his son.There's plenty of recommendations in BSF including the books Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens and Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan.On the screen Caro's recommending Afterlife on Netflix, Anna's loving Country Music on SBS on demand and Corrie Agent Hamilton on SBS too.For recipe inspiration this week we've been dipping into the latest edition of Delicious Magazine, Round to Ours and Falastin (recipes coming soon!).For videos and pics make sure you follow us on Instagram @DontShootPod.Like our Facebook page and hit 'Sign Up' to receive weekly updates HERE.Email the show via feedback@dontshootpod.com.au.Don't Shoot The Messenger is produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia.

Paula joins Jenny from New Zealand, where everyone is getting a little antsy from having to stay home. Jenny chats poetry and non-fiction while Paula brings historical and science fiction, and one gritty regional novel winning all the awards in Australia. In fact, we talk about several book awards. One of these books doesn't come out in the USA until June, but that's publishing for you!Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 187: Sentient Snails and Spaceships Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Listen via StitcherListen through Spotify Books discussed: Shadowplay by Joseph O'ConnorThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileyAncillary Justice by Ann LeckiePostcolonial Love Poem by Natalie DiazToo Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko Other mentions:Marriage Material by Sathnam Sanghera@cathythoughts and @carolynm on LitsyCosta Book AwardsDracula by Bram StrokerThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonNebula AwardHugo AwardArthur C. Clarke AwardWhen My Brother was an Aztec by Natalie DiazSee the poet read "Ode to the Beloved's Hips" Miles Franklin AwardMullumbimby by Melissa LucashenkoTim WintonBooks on the Go podcastStella PrizeRoyal Assassin by Robin HobbCelestial Bodies by Jokha AlharthiRelated episodes:Episode 119 - Bread and Butter Writing with Paula Episode 154 - Is If If with PaulaEpisode 176 - Best of 2019  Stalk us online:Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and LitsyPaula is @centique on Litsy

Justice is regarded as fundamental to civilised society, but ideas around what is fair and just reflect the values of a culture. Is it possible to reach a universal understanding of justice? And  if it is, what happens when that justice fails? Recorded at ANTIDOTE 2019 this episode features Kimberley Motley, Melissa Lucashenko, Peta Blood and is hosted by Larissa Behrendt.

Melissa Lucashenko is a multi-award winning Goorie writer. Her novel Too Much Lip received the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award. It was also shortlisted for the Stella Prize, the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, the NSW Premier's Literary Awards and the Australian Book Industry Association Awards. Her 2013 novel Mullumbimby was awarded the Deloitte Queensland Literary Award for Fiction, won the Victorian Premiers Prize for Indigenous Writing, and was longlisted for both the Stella and Miles Franklin awards as well as the Dublin IMPAC Literary Prize 2015. Melissa is a Walkley Award winner for her non-fiction, as well as a founding member of the prisoner's human rights group, Sisters Inside. You can also listen to this interview with Melissa, recorded in 2019 the day after Too Much Lip was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. About The Garret Read the transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com. You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recorded live at the Sydney Writers Festival, Melissa Lucashenko talks about her latest novel Too Much Lip.

Melissa Lucashenko writes great Australian novels and her sixth Too Much Lip is no exception.

Western countries are seeing a resurgence in xenophobic populism, where national identities are constructed around fear of outsiders. In a world obsessed with borders, how do we define ourselves? Irish writer Fintan O'Toole, Goorie writer Melissa Lucashenko and American historian Deborah Lipstadt lead this essential panel discussion on the complex idea of national identity. Hosted by Edwina Throsby. Recorded at Antidote 2019.

Sydney PEN and the University of Technology Sydney hosted 2019 Miles Franklin award-winning novelist Melissa Lucashenko as she delivered a PEN Free Voices address for the Day of the Imprisoned Writer. This is a lecture that all Australians need to hear.

Three Australian writers talk to Paul Barclay about poverty, class, race, and social and political change in regional and rural Australia.

Louise and Virginia discuss several recent books written by Australian Indigenous writers. Louise talks about two excellent non-fiction books by Bruce Pascoe and Virginia talks about the recent releases by Melissa Lucashenko and Tara June Winch. They also talk about a few other things they’ve been diving into recently.Email hello@divinginpodcast.comInstagram @diving_in_podcastVirginia’s Instagram @les__livres__Song ‘Diving In’ - original music and lyrics written and performed by Laura Adeline - https://linktr.ee/llauraadelinePodcast sound production and editing by Andy MaherBooksDark Emu by Bruce Pascoe, 2014. Published by Magabala BooksYoung Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe, 2019. Published by Magabala BooksSalt by Bruce Pascoe, 2019. Published by Black Inc.Too Much Lip by Melissa Lukashenko, 2018. Published by University of Queensland PressThe Yield by Tara June Winch 2019. Published by Penguin Random HouseFilmsEmu Runner (2018), directed by Imogen Thomas.Hearts and Bones (2019), directed by Ben Lawrence.NetflixProhibition – Documentary seriesPodcastConversations – ABC RNPrepping for the apocalypse – bunkers, bullets and billionairesCinefestOZhttps://cinefestoz.com

Tara June Winch chats with Melissa Lucashenko about the writing of her latest book, 'The Yield' and the deep connections she feels to the vivid characters she has created. In this relaxed conversation, interviewer becomes interviewee, as Tara turns a few questions back on the recent Miles Franklin winner.

Anna, Amanda and Annie discuss the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction shortlist.  This is becoming widely followed and is a great way to discover new Aussie authors. Our book of the week is Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko, winner of the 2019 Miles Franklin Prize and short-listed for the Stella Prize.  We loved this - a cracking story, dazzling prose and lots to discuss. Highly recommended. Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading The Ditch by Herman Koch, translated by Sam Garrett.  Then we will be back with 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak and The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras , @amandalhayes99 , @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras, @mister_annie Litsy: @abailliekaras, @mr_annie   Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

Anna and Amanda discuss the New York Times Best Sellers. Our book of the week is On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, poet and author of the much-awarded Night Sky with Exit Wounds. His debut novel is a letter from Little Dog to his mother, exploring their family history in Vietnam, his coming out as gay, and the drug epidemic in America.  A Sunday Times and New York Times best-seller, it's been described by Max Porter as 'a masterpiece'. Next week, Anna, Amanda and Annie will be reading Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko. Then we're back with The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @amandalhayes99 Twitter: @abailliekaras Litsy: @abailliekaras Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz  

Anna and Annie discuss the National Biography Award , won by Behrouz Boochani for No Friend But The Mountains.  We remember Toni Morrison and discuss Barack Obama's 2019 Summer Reading List.  Our book of the week is Three Women by Lisa Taddeo, an investigation into the relationships and desires of three women.  A #1 New York Times Best-Seller, it's been described by Elizabeth Gilbert as 'a nonfiction literary masterpiece' and by Entertainment Weekly as 'the hottest book of the summer.'  What did Anna and Annie think? Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong.  Then Annie and Amanda will be back with Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: Booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Litsy: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

Anna and Annie discuss the Miles Franklin winner, Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko. Our book of the week is Murmur by Will Eaves, inspired by the life of  Alan Turing. Shortlisted for the 2018 Goldsmiths Prize and winner of the 2019 Wellcome Book Prize, this is a beautifully written, challenging novel that puts you in the mind of Alan Turing during his enforced chemical castration. We can see why it was a 'Book of the Year' for the Guardian, Australian Book Review, New Scientist and Times Literary Supplement. Next week, Anna and Amanda will be speaking with Stephanie Wood about her book Fake. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Litsy: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

Plus David Nicholls' latest romance Sweet Sorrow and what happens when we read with Belinda Jack.

Melissa Lucashenko has just won the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award for Too Much Lip, praised by the judges as "a novel of celebratory defiance". The Walkley Award-winning Goorie writer joins ABC RN’s Daniel Browning to talk about her gritty, darkly comic new book, Too Much Lip. The story gradually and explosively reveals the painful secrets in a calamitous Aboriginal family after its outlaw hero roars into her hometown on a stolen Harley to see her dying father. Hailed as "funny and fierce" by The Saturday Paper, the novel offers redemption and forgiveness where none seems possible.

2019’s Miles Franklin award winner, Melissa Lucashenko, joins Mel on the line to talk about her novel, Too Much Lip. R.W.R. McDonald then drops into the studio to tell us about his debut novel, 'The Nancys', a refreshing take on the popular Nancy Drew novels for a new generation.

  First awarded in 1957, this year marks the 62nd year of the Miles Franklin Literary Award.   Join Katherine & Nisa as they discuss books that have made it on to the 2019 shortlist. The books span genres such as magic realism, autobiography, mystery and dystopia. Some themes found in the novels include: family, the environment, art, masculinity, relationships, race and racism – all against a range of Australian backdrops.   Some of the books discussed in Episode 18 of Parra Pods include:   The Lebs / Michael Mohammed Ahmad. Hatchette, 2018   A stolen season / Rodney Hall. Picador, 2018   The death of Noah Glass / Gail Jones. Text Publishing, 2018   Too much lip / Melissa Lucashenko. University of Queensland Press, 2018   Other books in the Shortlist include:   A sand archive / Gregory Day. Picador, 2018   Dyschronia / Jennifer Mills. Picador, 2018     Do you feel like exploring some of the AMAZING past winners of the Miles Franklin Award? Or maybe you would like to learn more about the history of the award, check out the Miles Franklin Award website.   Happy Listening!   Katherine & Nisa  

The Miles Franklin-shortlisted novel started its life as a project about 'Aboriginal hillbillies'.

The shortlist for the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award was announced on 2 July in Sydney. Gail Jones (shortlisted for The Death of Noah Glass), Jennifer Mills (Dyschronia) and Melissa Lucashenko (Too Much Lip) appear in this interview, which was recorded on 2 and 3 July and released on 4 July 2019. Gail Jones is first, followed by Jennifer Mills at 14:10 and Melissa Lucashenko at 24:05. You can listen to interviews with the other three shortlisted authors - Rodney Hall, Michael Mohammed Ahmad and Gregory Day - in Part 2. About The Garret You can read the transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com.  You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The shortlist for the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award was announced on 2 July in Sydney. Rodney Hall (shortlisted for A Stolen Season), Michael Mohammed Ahmad (The Lebs) and Gregory Day (A Sand Archive) appear in this interview, which was recorded on 3 July and released on 4 July 2019. Rodney is first, followed by Mohammed at 15:40 and Gregory at 29:50. You can listen to interviews with the other three shortlisted authors - Gail Jones, Jennifer Mills and Melissa Lucashenko - in Part 1. About The Garret You can read the transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com. You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melissa Lucashenko's Stella-shortlisted novel started its life as a project about 'Aboriginal hillbillies'.

Columnist, writer, and renowned raconteur Benjamin Law has assembled a conversational menu for his dream dinner party, with guests writer and activist Nayuka Gorrie, novelist Melissa Lucashenko, journalist David Marr and writer Nevo Zisin. Listen to them feast upon the topic ‘queers across generations’. Recorded live at Melbourne Writers Festival 2018, supported by the Star Observer.

The Stella Prize is an annual literary award celebrating Australian Women writers. Now in its seventh year, the Stella is an important and influential award marking great Australian writing.The Stella Prize announced their long list this week sparking the discussion around what is important in Australian writing today.Louise Swinn is the Chair of the Stella judges panel and she joined Andrew Pople on Final Draft to discuss the task of sorting through the mountain of submissions and what themes and issues have emerged in the successful twelve. The 2019 Stella Prize longlist:● Little Gods by Jenny Ackland (Allen & Unwin) ● Man Out of Time by Stephanie Bishop (Hachette Australia) ● Bluebottle by Belinda Castles (Allen & Unwin) ● The Bridge by Enza Gandolfo (Scribe) ● The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire by Chloe Hooper (Penguin Random House) ● The Death of Noah Glass by Gail Jones (Text Publishing) ● Pink Mountain on Locust Island by Jamie Marina Lau (Brow Books) ● The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie (Finch Publishing) ● Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee (Allen & Unwin) ● Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko (UQP) ● Axiomatic by Maria Tumarkin (Brow Books) ● The World Was Whole by Fiona Wright (Giramondo Publishing)

An all Australian show with Liane Moriarty's Nine Perfect Strangers, Maxine Beneba Clarke's latest picture book and Melissa Lucashenko's woman on a motorbike.

Summer Series - Revisiting critical conversations from 2018Acknowledgement of CountryAlison Gibbins - Deputy National Director of Amnesty International Australia's on the shameful reality of children in detention, the over representation of aboriginal children in detention, theBanksia Hill Detention centre, and the findings of a recent report.Charandev Singh - Human rights advocate and member of the Abolitionist and Tranforming Justice Centre spoke about #PrisonStrike2018, prison abolition and the history of resistance.  In 2018 Activists targeted SERCO's Melbourne Headquarters at 535 Bourke Street to bring attention to its expanding colonisation and commodification of imprisoned Aboriginal women at their new private women's prison in Gatton, Queensland and their ongoing record of indefinite detention, torture and deaths in custody in all their on-shore and International refugee and other prisons.Melissa Lucashenko - Aboriginal writer of Goorie and European heritage joins us to talk about her latest book, Too Much Lip. High energy and profoundly funny - the book takes you on an intergenerational journey, set in the aboriginal underclass in country NSW.(The original broadcast on 855am and 3CR digital contained the following music - removed owing to no license for podcasting music)SONG:  Lady Lash - Busy BeeSONG:  Mojo Juju - I just wanna know

UK author Kate Atkinson on her novel Transcription, Tara Moss speaks with authors Melissa Lucashenko and John Purcell about crafting character, we examine the importance of shoes in fairy tales and try out some World War One slang.

Writers and their reading: novelist Melissa Lucashenko (Too Much Lip) and crime writers Emma Viskic (And Fire Came Down), Chris Hammer (Scrublands) and Christian White (Nowhere Child)

Kon Karapanagiotidis founded the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre at age 28. He shares his powerful story of love, hope and passion with Melissa Lucashenko.

What is the one book you press into the hands of new acquaintances? The book that you feel will open their eyes to a truth about the world, or explain you to them in a succinct few hundred pages? Nonfiction and fiction alike are under consideration as storytellers talk about the single book that most influenced their lives. You'll hear from Trent Dalton (The Weekend Australian), George Negus (broadcaster), Melissa Lucashenko (writer), Lenore Taylor (Guardian Australia) and the panel was moderated by Adam Suckling (Copyright Agency). This podcast was edited by Kevin Suarez, for The Walkley Foundation, at the 2SER studios in Sydney Australia.

Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh with literary academic Nicole Moore and the Sydney Story Factory's Catherine Keenan on Melissa Lucashenko's Too Much Lip, Chris Hammer's Scrublands and Gregory Day's A Sand Archive

Melissa Lucashenko's novel Too Much Lip, a glimpse into the writing room of AJ Betts, Read Along Dads is a reading program for fathers in prison and the problematic literary hero, Roald Dahl.

Melissa Lucashenko shares the experience of being on a mental health "precipice" with her beloved daughter. This story was first told at an Australian storytelling event for The Moth.

Melissa Lucashenko shares the experience of being on a mental health "precipice" with her beloved daughter. This story was first told at an Australian storytelling event for The Moth.

On this week's special podcast of the Breakfasters Melbourne Writers Festival Outdoor Broadcast from Deakin Edge, featured guests included Lisa Dempster, Chris Womersley, Graeme Simsion, Melissa Lucashenko, Daniel Handler, Jessica Yu, Antonia Hayes, Katie Mack, Will Self and Jon Ronson.

Kate Grenville is one of Australia’s most treasured writers. Her novels are internationally acclaimed: The Idea of Perfection won the Orange Prize in 2001 and her breakout bestseller The Secret River fired up debates on the uses of historical fiction – and the role novelists can play – in highlighting past injustices. The New York Times called it ‘exuberant, cruel, surprising, a triumphant evocation of a period and a people filled with both courage and ugliness’. Her latest book combines her interest in the past with an enquiry into the personal: an intimate account of her mother’s life, drawing on the fragments of memoir she left behind. In many ways, Nance’s story echoes that of many mothers and grandmothers, for whom the spectacular shifts of the twentieth century offered a path to new freedoms and choices. In other ways, her story was exceptional: in an era when women were expected to have no ambitions beyond the domestic, she ran successful businesses as a registered pharmacist, laid the bricks for the family home, and discovered her husband’s secret life as a revolutionary. Join Grenville in conversation with fellow writer Melissa Lucashenko as they explore the personal history of one of our most popular – and acclaimed – historical novelists, and reflect on how the life and times of this one woman both mirrored and defied what was happening for Australian women.